ASHITABA

OTHER NAME(S):

Angelica, Angelica keiskei, Ashitaba du Japon, Herbe de la Longévité, Japanese Ashitaba,

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 Interactions
 Dosing

Overview Information
Ashitaba is a large herb that grows primarily in the central region of Japan. Its root, leaf, and
stem are used to make medicine.

Ashitaba is used for “heartburn” (gastroesophageal reflux disease, GERD), stomach ulcers, high
blood pressure, high cholesterol, gout, constipation, and hay fever. It is also used for cancer,
smallpox, fluid retention, blood clots, and food poisoning. Women use it to increase the flow of
breast milk.

The fresh leaves and dried powder are used as food.

How does it work?

There is not enough information to know how ashitaba might work. Some chemicals in ashitaba
seem to work as antioxidants. Other chemicals might block secretions of stomach acid. But most
research has been done on animals or in test tubes, not people.